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  • Bosjökloster
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  • Bosjökloster () on the shore of Lake Ringsjön in Höör Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden was originally a nunnery, founded in 1080 by the Benedictine Order. The oldest preserved document that mentions Bosjö Abbey was written by Pope Lucius III in 1181, when he confirmed its privileges. According to local legend, the land was donated by Tord Thott, the first known ancestor of the Scanian noble family Thott. The abbey was transformed into a castle in the 16th century, and only parts of the original building remains.
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Built
  • 1080
map caption
  • Scania, Sweden
map size
  • 220
open to public
  • Yes
Name
  • Bosjökloster
Type
  • Abbey, Castle
Caption
  • Bosjökloster
native name
  • Bosjökloster
Latitude
  • 55.877222
map type
  • Sweden Skåne
Longitude
  • 13.518611
Location
abstract
  • Bosjökloster () on the shore of Lake Ringsjön in Höör Municipality, Scania, southern Sweden was originally a nunnery, founded in 1080 by the Benedictine Order. The oldest preserved document that mentions Bosjö Abbey was written by Pope Lucius III in 1181, when he confirmed its privileges. According to local legend, the land was donated by Tord Thott, the first known ancestor of the Scanian noble family Thott. The abbey was transformed into a castle in the 16th century, and only parts of the original building remains.